The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1887-10-13
THEATRICAL GOSSIP

Sarah Bernhardt has lost her voice perma-
nently, her physician fears.
Myra Goodwin begins her tour in "Philo-
oene," new comedy by Edward E. Kidder,
| Oct 3.
Robson and Crane mention that they have
paid nearly $i5,0 inroyalties to American
| dramatists since 1871
! M. Coquelm, the French actor, is now play.
ing series of farewell engagements IN
Europe. He will soon sail for Rio de Janeiro
Billy Emerson, the minstrel, can't trave
without his wife, and makes the poor woman
sit in Il proscenium box at every performance
Think of being obliged to see a minstrel show
eight times week.
Ludwig Bamay is to visit America this
winter under the management of Conreid &
| Hermann. He is TO receive $1,000 night
| for thirty performances, twelve of which will
be given in New York at the Academy of
Music.
Mr.. f. r. Mackay has been engaged to ere.
ate the part of Holly the Baboon) III Mr. Gil
lette's version of She" which is TO DO pro
duced at Niblo's. Mr.. Mackay's last appear
ance in New York was in 1.-The Main Line"
at the Lyceum
Mrs. Langtry feels confident that her hus-
band will not remove to this country in order
to fight her application for divorce He is
said to receive S125 per month as an induce
ment TO remain in England, the sum being
guaranteed him during life.
Miss Minnie Palmer, who has Just re-
turned from Europe via Australia, begins a
brief engagement at the Fourteenth street
theatre, New York, Oct. 10, where she will
be seen for the first time there in mn operetta
entitled "The Ring and the Keeper"
The London Times says of Mary Anderson's
double performance OF Helmoine and Perdita
in "A Winters Tale, y that she has abandoned
her early eccentricities Of treatment and in
vented another style more Objectionable, and
that it Is time for common sense to interfere.
Elsie Leslie, who is playing with E. II.
Southern and Herbert rchcr in the little
sketch "Editha's Burgl r." in addition to
The Great Pink Pearl" rs but years old
but has been on the stage two seasons. Mr.
Joseph Jefferson is a great friend Of her
parents, and took such fancy TO the child
that he insisted on having he: do his children's
Characters
hulOHS uedtllS IL bDdb OI MIS-. H.
Barker, once popular actress in England
but latterly in retirement She was OF an
Irish family and related, it is understood, to
Mrs. William Cowell, u prominent actress and
singer in Boston for many years, who ulti-
mately, after the death OF her husband, settled
down in Chicago as teacher Of the dramatic
art 1t is said that Michael Balfe, the COM
poser, was an uncle of Mrs. Barker
Herrmanns season is booming in the west.
His new feature, "The Black Art" has made
q tremendous hit. The Chicago and Louis
vile business was immense. Negotiations are
pending now for securing a prominent New
York theatre for "A long run. Indications
point to this being Herrmann's greatest sea-
son. His repertoire is so new and so entirely
different from anything he ever produced
that he feels sauguine of being able TO put in
number Of weeks in New York
Mr.. Harry c. Miner, who will have the man
ngement of Mrs. J. b. Pottel's first profes.
sIonal tour of the United States, has brought
from England the right 20 use new system
Of calcium lighting, lately introduced and
patented by the manager OF the Theatre
Royal, Manchester. From seventy-hve to $50
lights are used at once, and the effect is said
10 be wonderfully fine. The patentee will
send his own man over here to put The sys.
tom in both OF the theatres in New York con.
tfolled by Mr.. Miner.